14.08.2008

Foreign Tourists in Bulgaria Have Spent 601 Million Euros in First Five Months of 2008

During the first five months of 2008 foreign tourists have spent 601 million euros in Bulgaria. The data was announced in the beginning of August by the Chair of Bulgaria's State Tourism Agency Aneliya Krushkova. According to Krushkova, Bulgaria would register an impressive growth in the number of foreign tourists at the end of 2008. The ...
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14.08.2008

Bulgaria to Have Nearly 20 New Shopping Malls in Next Two Years

According to several Bulgarian newspapers and real estate agencies, a total of fourteen new shopping malls will open doors in Bulgaria in 2009. In addition, five or more shopping malls are expected to be completed in 2010 in cities around the country. In 2009 Bulgaria's capital Sofia will have four new shopping centers - Carrefour, Serdica Ce...
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14.08.2008

Sofia to Have New Multifunction City Complex

A new multifunction complex will be built in Sofia, valued at over 2 billion euro. The complex will be located in the area of the “Tsarigradsko Shose” boulevard, known as the 4th kilometer. The plot of 600 decares is currently occupied by army barracks and offices of the Bulgarian newspaper “24 Hours.” The complex will inc...
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04.08.2008

Number of Foreign Visitors in Bulgaria up by 18% in 2008

According to preliminary data published by the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute, the number of visits of foreign tourists in Bulgaria has increased by 18% during the first half of 2008, compared to the same period of last year, The total number of foreign visits in the firs six months of the year has reached 3,193,235 with 1,803,415 of t...
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04.08.2008

Bulgaria Ranks among Top Ten Ethical Travel Destinations

In a report, published by the US non-governmental organization "Ethical Traveler", Bulgaria has been ranked among the top ten most ethical new travel destinations. The report and the ranking have the goal to encourage travelers to choose countries from this group as an alternative to standard tourist destinations in developed countries...
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04.08.2008

Environment Minister Extends Construction Ban in Black Sea Area

Bulgaria's Minister of the Environment and Waters Dzhevdet Chakurov has made the decision to extend by one additional year the ban on different activities in the Black Sea area of Emine - Irakli. Construction is one of the banned activities while the previous ban was to expire on August 14, 2008. Motifs to extended the ordinance, cited by the...
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28.07.2008

Seven New Malls to Be Build in Danube City of Rousse

Due to the fact that over 2 million Romanian citizens visit Bulgaria each year with many of them going on shopping sprees in Rousse, investors are planning to build seven new malls in the Danube border city. Many Romanians also do their monthly grocery shopping in Rousse because, according to them, prices in Bulgaria were 40% lower than those in...
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28.07.2008

Residential Housing Prices in Bulgaria Increase by 6% in Second Quarter of 2008

According to data published on July 23 by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute apartment prices in the country had increased by 5,9% in the second quarter of 2008. The average price per square meter of residential property in Bulgaria was BGN 1299,95 in January-March 2008 but in April-June 2008 it already has reached BGN 1376,29. Resid...
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26.07.2008

Varna to Compete for European Black Sea Capital

According to the Bulgarian daily newspaper “Standard”, he EU is going to pick the European Black Sea capital and Varna is one of the top two finalists Varna’s strongest competitor is the sea resort Constantsa in Romania. John Murray, Director of growthclusters.com - an organization working at national, regional, local and ...
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21.07.2008

Foreign Real Estate Owners in Bulgaria Sell Properties for Profit

According to the Bulgarian daily newspaper Trud (Labor) many foreign citizens, who had purchased real estate property in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia with investment purposes, are currently beginning to sell them out in order to make a profit. This new trend was reported on July 17 and is based on data of the real estate agency Yavlena. A...
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